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we could have tax reform and we could have energy legislation. joe lieberman is still trying to get cybersecurity bill passed, which is very dangerous. but the president, he is our leader and he needs to engage more. we have someone in the room that we can talk to. i am an incurable optimist. i think that he may do it. i think it has to start in this lame duck session we cannot adopt the perfect agreement, but we can get started and have a down payment. it leads to cover the first year of what otherwise would be the sequester, which is $110 billion. i think we have to prove that we can do some tax reform and pull it together and then adopt what tries again to push the committee and according to the regular audience to come out with enough saving and spending and enough new revenue as part of tax reform and most critically, long-term entitlement reform. >> one quick point. sunday, i actually watch "meet the press." what about those -- the 80 ceos, the big companies raise a bunch of money, they run ads -- is that a positive for the process? >> i th
we could have tax reform and we could have energy legislation. joe lieberman is still trying to get cybersecurity bill passed, which is very dangerous. but the president, he is our leader and he needs to engage more. we have someone in the room that we can talk to. i am an incurable optimist. i think that he may do it. i think it has to start in this lame duck session we cannot adopt the perfect agreement, but we can get started and have a down payment. it leads to cover the first year of what...
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energy use. now the u.s. is now predicted, the international energy agency, predicts the u.s. will be the, will be the number one producer of oil by 2020. it will also be probably close to the top in the producers of natural gas. this will give us the wealth and income, mike lindh mentioned -- lind, mentioned 1 1/2% of gdp, we have 16 to 20 years to make up for the short fall in, in social security and 4 to 5% in medicare. well, the explosion of a moving from a energy deficit to a energy surplus will more than half close that gdp gap. so, we have a economic conditions that suggest that the challenges we face are the exact opposite of what the bowles-simpson grand bargain would impose on us as a growth strategy. the conditions that we're going to face over the next five to eight years with some amelioration if we do the right things are an ongoing shortfall of both domestic and global demand, excess capital and labor and excess capacity in major, many major industries. overcapacity in many sectors of the world economy, a disattributetive inequality challenges caused by ongoing
energy use. now the u.s. is now predicted, the international energy agency, predicts the u.s. will be the, will be the number one producer of oil by 2020. it will also be probably close to the top in the producers of natural gas. this will give us the wealth and income, mike lindh mentioned -- lind, mentioned 1 1/2% of gdp, we have 16 to 20 years to make up for the short fall in, in social security and 4 to 5% in medicare. well, the explosion of a moving from a energy deficit to a energy...
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. >> coming up tonight, a house energy and commerce subcommittee hears testimony on the fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a massachusetts company. the defense department and holds a briefing on actions taken after an investigation into misconduct. at laflin air force base in san antonio. that is followed by an interview with outgoing house services member, congressman barney frank. today's of nonfiction books this weekend. your calls, e-mails, and tweets. many featured authors including jake tapper and christopher hitchens book, mortality. live coverage starts on saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on sunday at noon on c-span2's booktv. join us online
. >> coming up tonight, a house energy and commerce subcommittee hears testimony on the fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a massachusetts company. the defense department and holds a briefing on actions taken after an investigation into misconduct. at laflin air force base in san antonio. that is followed by an interview with outgoing house services member, congressman barney frank. today's of nonfiction books this weekend. your calls, e-mails, and tweets. many featured authors...
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projects and to build the wind energy turbines. so let's -- let's just not let this scenario become a reality. let's move in the way that the senate finance committee has showed us we can move. let's extend the p.t.c. here in the senate. i know the house could follow suit. let's just, simply put, pass the production tax credit as soon as possible. if we're focused on the economy, if we're focused on jobs -- this is what we heard from the voters just a short week ago -- let's get the production tax credit extended.madam president, i yiee floor. -- madam president, i yield the floor. mrs. hutchison: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas is recognized. mrs. hutchison: madam president, i think we all know that everybody in america is pretty much talking about the fiscal cliff. and what is happening at the end of this year is going to have an enormous impact on the economy of our country and its future. there's no doubt about it. in fact, the nonpartisan congressional budget office projects that the impending ta
projects and to build the wind energy turbines. so let's -- let's just not let this scenario become a reality. let's move in the way that the senate finance committee has showed us we can move. let's extend the p.t.c. here in the senate. i know the house could follow suit. let's just, simply put, pass the production tax credit as soon as possible. if we're focused on the economy, if we're focused on jobs -- this is what we heard from the voters just a short week ago -- let's get the production...
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so it's based on twowl actually producing those electrons through wind energy. let's show america and the world we are as committed to energy independence and job creation as we often say. wind is key to reaching that goal. wind is the path to that goal. let's put action behind our words, and pass the production tax credit as soon as possible. it's as simple as, mr. president, the production tax credit equals jobs so the p.t.c. equals jobs, let's pass it as soon as possible. let's pass it asap. thank you, mr. president. i look forward to sharing some perspectives on the great state of new mexico soon in the future, and i thank you for your attention. i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah is recognized. mr. lee: mr. president, i stand today to splaib my -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. lee: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that we dispense
so it's based on twowl actually producing those electrons through wind energy. let's show america and the world we are as committed to energy independence and job creation as we often say. wind is key to reaching that goal. wind is the path to that goal. let's put action behind our words, and pass the production tax credit as soon as possible. it's as simple as, mr. president, the production tax credit equals jobs so the p.t.c. equals jobs, let's pass it as soon as possible. let's pass it asap....
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sadly, as the sale of energy drinks has grown, so has the alarming evidence that these energy drinks pose a potential threat to our nation's health. yesterday "the new york times" featured an article that found that the food and drug administration has received 13 adverse event reports for people who died -- who died -- after consuming 5-hour energy drinks. just last month news reports found that five people died -- five -- after consuming monster energy drinks. this last may i met the mother and family of a 14-year-old, anise fournier from maryland. this lovely young teenager lost her life last december when she went into cardiac arrest caused by caffeine toxicity after she tkrafrpbgz two -- two -- trafrpbg -- drank two 24 ounce energy drinks in less than 24 hours. shoefs -- she was an honor student and great writer. an american academy of peed i can't particular -- pediatric study recommends teenagers consume no more than 100 milli grams a day. a 24-ounce can of monster energy drink contains 276 milligrams of caffeine, almost three times the amount that this academy recommends as t
sadly, as the sale of energy drinks has grown, so has the alarming evidence that these energy drinks pose a potential threat to our nation's health. yesterday "the new york times" featured an article that found that the food and drug administration has received 13 adverse event reports for people who died -- who died -- after consuming 5-hour energy drinks. just last month news reports found that five people died -- five -- after consuming monster energy drinks. this last may i met...